Sushma Swaraj Quotes

It's all about representing the forgotten men and women, to make sure that they have a voice and members of the Freedom Caucus take that very seriously.

My constituents tell me they want a fight, and that's what I'm here to do.

I will fight hard for my constituents in Congress as I have done in the state Senate.

What I intend to do is be just a really fierce advocate for Minnesotans here in Washington, D.C.

It's not enough just to elect people of color and women of color and progressives. We need to make sure that they have a work plan and that they are - continue to align with the communities that helped get them to where they're at.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

Being out and about talking to residents and representing their views is, in my view, as important to politics as the grandstanding that takes place in Westminster.

Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.

I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution.

In the Indian community there was always a problem. People could not approach the politicians the right way. They’re not confident.

Most people working day in and day out do not have the time to come to Washington to look out for their interest. Moreover they don’t know how.

The people have grown tired of the monotony of being served for 20, 30—or 40 years by the same men in Parliament…. Let the Irish people replace us, by all means, by other, and I hope, better men, if they so choose.

I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community.

I'm going to take part in the elections, not just as a candidate but as a mouthpiece for those who can't become candidates.

My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.

When marginalized groups finally gained access to the ballot, it took time for them to organize around opposition to the specific forms of discrimination and mistreatment that continued to plague them - and longer still for political parties and candidates to respond to such activism.

My job is to make the case that I'll do the best job possible representing the people of Georgia's Sixth District, and what they want is representation that's focused on them and not this national partisan political circus.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

We want to let people know that we can build solidarity with suffering folks so that they are not excluded, they are integrated.

Senator Franken was a strong voice for Minnesota and I'm also a strong voice for Minnesota.

I get out in the 'hoods. I want to go to the worst, the grimiest places. That's where I want to be. Those are usually the kids or the communities that kind of get left behind or forgotten about. I feel like I was in that situation at one point. That's where my mindset is and that's what I stand for.

I think the truth is most people don't want to hear about policy. They want to hear, 'I understand what you're going through, and you can trust me to fight for you and what you care about.' But we can do both - fight for policy and resonate with people at the same time.

I have spent my life fighting for the underrepresented and I am working tirelessly to be New Mexico's champion in Congress.

I will stand up on issues as they arise, making sure that the voices of Georgians are always being heard.